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Chelsea look to sign Karim Benzema in the coming days

Real Madrid and Benzema are having a dull season

Chelsea's goalscoring woes are well documented and the club seems to be struggling to move onto their next phase of development under Maurizio Sarri with Olivier Giroud and Alvaro Morata sharing the goalscoring duties. As such, they have been widely tipped to make a move for an established goalscorer this term.

Now according to The Mirror, Chelsea could sign Real Madrid striker Karim Benzema in January. The report claims that betting site Ladbrokes have now suspended the betting on a potential move for Benzema.

If Benzema does indeed arrive at Stamford Bridge, that could pave the way for Morata to head back to the LaLiga with Sevilla. The report adds that Sevilla are keen on taking Morata on loan.

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